Nursery

9 months ago
Posted on 11th Sep 2025 by

PODs – Parent Carer forum for a ‘Cake and Cuppa’ session

Newdale are excited to be taking part in the PINs project this year. We will be hosting the first PODs – the Parent Carer forum for a ‘Cake and Cuppa’ event in our school hall on Wednesday 24th September 2-3pm. This will give you the opportunity to learn more about neurodiversity and what support is available for your child, including those without a diagnosis. Mr McFarland (SENDCO) will also be available to discuss the SEND provision in place at Newdale.

This event is completely free to attend. Please confirm your attendance via Parent Pay. November & February dates will be added to ParentPay closer to the time.

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9 months ago
Posted on 09th Sep 2025 by

🎉 Raise Free Funds for Newdale Primary School When You Shop Online!

Did you know you can support Newdale Primary School every time you shop online – without it costing you a penny?

We’ve joined Easyfundraising, a free fundraising platform that turns your everyday online shopping into donations for our school.

🛒 How it works:

  1. Click this link: Support Newdale Primary on Easyfundraising
  2. Sign up (it only takes a minute).
  3. Start your online shopping at Easyfundraising and choose from over 8,000 retailers – including Tesco, M&S, John Lewis, Amazon, eBay, Argos, and many more.
  4. Every time you shop, a free donation is made to Newdale Primary School.

It’s that simple! No catch, no extra cost.

📈 Why join?

  • Help us raise money for trips, visits and resources.
  • Shopping you already do can make a big difference.
  • The more of us who sign up, the more we raise!

👉 Please sign up today and support our school:

Click here to join Easyfundraising

Together we can raise much-needed funds for our children’s learning and experiences – just by doing our usual online shopping!

 

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9 months ago
Posted on 08th Sep 2025 by

Flu Vaccine – Nursery

Flu Vaccine Info for EYS to Distribute to Parents

Why?

Flu is a common infection in babies and children. Children under the age of 5 have one of the highest hospital admission rates for flu compared to other age groups. Flu can be a very unpleasant illness in children, causing fever, extreme tiredness, aching muscles and joints, stuffy nose, dry cough and sore throat. Children usually begin to feel better within about a week.

Complications of flu include acute bronchitis, painful ear infections and pneumonia. Some children may need to go to hospital for treatment, including intensive care.

Annual vaccination of children helps provide protection to each child and reduces the spread of flu to their families and the wider community, protecting others who are at increased risk of becoming seriously ill from flu. The flu vaccine also promotes a healthy working environment in nurseries and childcare settings by reducing the risk of flu being spread to others including staff.

Five reasons for getting your child vaccinated against flu:

  1. Protect your child. The vaccine will help protect your child against flu and serious complications such as bronchitis and pneumonia
  2. Protect you, your family and friends. Vaccinating your child will help protect more vulnerable friends and family
  3. No injection needed. The nasal spray is painless and easy to have
  4. It’s better than having flu. The nasal spray helps protect against flu, has been given to millions of children worldwide and has an excellent safety record
  5. Avoid costs. If your child gets flu, you may have to take time off work or arrange alternative childcare

Side effects of the nasal vaccine may commonly include a runny or blocked nose, headache, tiredness and some loss of appetite.  Serious side effects are uncommon.

When, where, how?

The flu vaccine will be offered for free this autumn/winter to all children aged 2 or 3 years old on 31 August 2025.

It will be available from GPs from 1st September and from community pharmacies from 1st October.

It’s a nasal spray which is painless and easy to have.

 

We’d therefore encourage you to get your child vaccinated when the offer opens in September.

More information is available here: https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/child-flu-vaccine/

If you’d like to discuss this further, please speak to your GP or email HealthProtectionHub@telford.gov.uk

 

Health Protection Hub, Telford & Wrekin Council, August 2025

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9 months ago
Posted on 07th Sep 2025 by

Mighty Oaks

Week 1
Our new starters in Mighty Oaks have settled in beautifully, embracing their new environment with curiosity and joy. The recently developed Woodland-themed areas have sparked their imaginations, offering rich opportunities for exploration and play. From discovering hidden corners beneath leafy canopies to building stories around the woodland creatures, the children have shown great enthusiasm and confidence. A particular highlight has been welcoming the new squirrel family into their charming woodland home—an exciting addition to our setting that has captured everyone’s attention and added a touch of magic to our days in Mighty Oaks.
Let’s take a peek into their week with some snap shots
Book of the week was ” who are you ” by Smriti Halls

Photos have been added for you to see our long term planning.

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9 months ago
Posted on 05th Sep 2025 by

Car Parking on school site

Dear Parents / Carers,

As many of you know, we really struggle with our car park spaces at key busy times.  We are concerned about the Health and Safety of our children and families.  While we do have a few disabled spaces, these must only be used when there is a real need.

For children in Year 4, 5 and 6 we will only be allowing car access to the site for children if it is the child who has a mobility disability. We encourage children in these year groups whose parents have a disability, to be able to walk into school from the gate. School staff can also be on hand to support as there are always adults on duty around the site each morning.

For children in the Years 3 and below, we do recognise that parents will want to deliver children to the classroom doors. However, we do request that only parents or children with a mobility disability access the school site via car, due to the lack of space available.

We want to ensure that the few spaces we have are reserved for those with the greatest need.

Thank you for your support in this important aspect of our site safety and management.

Miss Cook

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9 months ago
Posted on 01st Sep 2025 by

Welcome to Reception at Newdale!

Welcome to Newdale Primary School 2025.

We are all really looking forward to welcoming everyone into Reception for their first day of school, either for their morning or afternoon session on Tuesday. We know you will be so smart in your uniform and will have such a great time catching up with or making new friends.

Please find attached an information sheet. It shows you the staff working in our Reception team, along with a map for entry and exit details for your new classroom. We hope you find this helpful.

New 2025-2026 Transition KH

New 2025-2026 Transition GB updated

 

Please note, Forest School will not start week 1, so no kits needed this week. Further information to follow.

It might also be comforting to watch the virtual tours on the Reception page with your child prior to their first day, to remind them of what their lovely new classrooms will look like.

See you very soon,

The Reception Team

 

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10 months ago
Posted on 21st Jul 2025 by

Finance and Personnel Governors Involvement

Finance and Personnel Governors met on Wednesday 16th July. They concluded their focus on PE by looking at the planning format and then talking to a group of Year 4 – 6 children about the offer. They were happy to hear the children talk so positively about the PE offer at Newdale.

Governors spent time looking at the finances for the school and nursery. They recognised the difficult balance between securing enough staff to support higher than usual numbers of special educational needs, against the income the school receives. They understand that systems across the setting will undoubtedly have to change in order to accommodate this need.